School: Cora Caitlín (B.)
- Location:
- Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Mac Conmara
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- (continued from previous page)8. If the clouds pass one another it is the sign of rain.
9. The north wind brings snow.
10. Wind from east brings frost.
11. Wind from the south brings heat.
12. If the smoke goes straight up it [?] fine weather.
13. When the sky is red in the west it is the sign of good weather.
14. When fish jump it is the sign of good weather.
15. If the jack snipe is crying it is the sign of fine weather.
16. A [?] in the air which shades the sun's light is the sign of rain.
17. If the sun is white when setting or shorn of its rays or goes down into a bank of clouds in the horizon, bad weather will follow.
- Collector
- Seán Mac Eocháidh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 15
- Address
- Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare
